way before we had a child though....
books were my go-to...
but what happens is, unless you KNOW their library and reading habits, it's just hard to get a book that they don't already have, haven't already checked out a million times at the library, or just read and hated, or the parents don't enjoy reading it, etc...

We have like 5 copies of The Snowy Day
2 copies of Please Baby Please
multiple copies of various other fairly popular books lol...
we appreciate them indeed, and ultimately pass the extras on down the line....

I like the idea of giving books....just, now that I've been on the receiving end of them....I see how easy it is to miss the mark.
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